NISH KUMAR has been described as a "no-frills stand up at the height of his powers", and the force will be with him at two local venues this autumn.

Nish will entertain an audience at The Artrix in Bromsgrove, on October 14, and he will take a bow at Cheltenham Town Hall on October 4.

A spokesman said: Nish is touring the UK with his fifth solo show ‘Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words Unless You Shout The Words Real Loud’.

"Last year Nish received a Fosters Comedy Edinburgh Award nomination and had the best reviewed show with the critically acclaimed sell out that was ‘Long Word… Long Word… Blah Blah Blah…I’m So Clever’, which went on to tour the UK and included a four week run which was extended at London’s Soho Theatre."

The spokesman added: "Following on from last year’s show ‘Actions Speak Louder Than Words Unless You Shout The Words Real Loud’ is similarly political. This show includes topics like gentrification and colonisation. He wonders, have rich people ruined the world? Are hipsters and trendy people to blame for bad legislation? And why are we still proud of the British Empire and not ashamed?

"He puts across his own conspiracy theories. He also moots is there any point in doing comedy about politics? Does shouting from the sidelines actually achieve anything? Is profiting from political comedy a double standard?"

Tickets for the Artrix show on, 01527 577 330 and for the Cheltenham Town Hall show on, 0844 576 2210.